By Lissy on
Saturday, August 30, 2008
This morning we met up with Gudrun again and took a taxi ride (tuk tuk thing) to the markets where we bought some fruit & vegetables for lunch. At the market we also bought 2 turtles which were bound up and being sold to be eaten. Of course we didn´t want to eat them for lunch. The poor things were dehydrated and scared. Gudrun said the one which was tied up with sticks and string had obviously been like that for days. It was sad. We took the turtles with us on the boat across to her rescue centre and splashed some water on their head to give them a drink. They both came out of their shell and started roaming around the boat which was pretty cool. Although I tend to think they were just trying to escape being eaten. Now they are safe and sound and well fed at the rescue centre. Gudrun will release them into the wild once they are hydrated and nourished.
The actual rescue centre was pretty amazing. It was fantastic to have monkeys jump all over me. They are so strong and nimble and flexible and...
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By Lissy on
Monday, August 25, 2008
Today I have bragging rights on 2 accounts so I´ll be taking advantage of
themn in my blog.
The pass today was difficult as usual, and glorious views as usual. At
the pass I took an alternative route from the rest of the Girls, and
walked along a ridge with Zac (our wonderful guide), with superb views on
either side. Snow capped peaks. The others hiked straight into camp. It
was an incredibly difficult descent off the ridge and into camp as it was
amazingly steep and slippery, with dry grass and shale under our feet. I
was proud of myself for being so fearless and arriving at camp not too far
behind the other chicas.
At camp we stripped off into bikinis and chilled out, kicking back on our
dusty backpacks, lapping up the warm sun and sinking into the grassy sofa
beneath. It was nice to do nothing and rest our tired feet.
OK so my second bragging right - I was first to jump in the freezing cold
water...
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By Lissy on
Friday, August 22, 2008
It´s hailing. Or rather it´s snowing giant snowballs the size of frozen
peas and corn. The snowman ´Nuevo´, made by Chloe, Zac and Jade has now
fallen in the storm. But Zac is relentless and has not only restored him,
but gave him legs to stand on! We are warm and dry in the mess tent,
drinking anis and chamomile tea, and munching on fresh popcorn. Life
surely is tough.
Not much to report. We gunned it into camp today, arriving with the
entire afternoon to play. Chloe and Nat played soccer with the boys,
while Jade and Renee scored at the same time as reading their novels. I
was back and forth from the tent to the river to bathe and soothe my
burning feet in the icy water.
Yesterday I had an allergic reaction to foot warmers (or so we think) and
my feet and legs burned up like pretty severe sunburn, but from the inside
out! Totally random and weird. At least now my feet are warm at night.
Yesterday...
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By Lissy on
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Today we hiked to a peak of 4800m. I guess we were all pretty proud of ourselves by the top. The views along the way were unbelievably stunning - pristine torquoise lakes and small avalanches occurring in the peaks around us. Another condor. A muddy boot. A horse that worked twice as hard as all of us. A touch of snow. Constant temperature changes. And a few nasty gusts of wind.
I mostly enjoyed the day, although now in the late afternoon, I feel more tired and sore than elated and trusting of my body. My pack has been rubbing against contact points on my body and is creating a lovely pink and tender rash. I guess I should be grateful that I don´t have blisters like Nat.
What else? I´m shitty with Jade again. Sometimes I feel like I have no say on decisions. But who am I to judge? I certainly am far from perfect.
I´ve been thinking about my friends based on the Gold Coast, Brisbane,...
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By Lissy on
Friday, August 15, 2008
they say it takes sunshine and rain to make a rainbow.
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By Lissy on
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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By Lissy on
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
> so i got so many cracks about being the 'girl on top' that drag in a
> gay bar in the middle of san francisco seemed the most logical way for
> me to raise money there are so many charities here and basically most
> americans i hate to say it are only concerned with themselves...
> although a lot of people do love animals and were compassionate about
> that there were probably about 75 people at my event - i knew pretty
> much everyone (except a couple of them brought friends). i wont say
> advertising was a complete waste of time, but all those hours
> designing flyers, getting them printed and handing them out and
> putting them in cafes, community centres, newspapers and online groups
> would have been a waste of my precious time except to learn the hard
> and long way how not to do things that way next time ;)...
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By Lissy on
Monday, July 14, 2008
 So far the Girls on Top experience has been challenging and
empowering. It has been tough asking for my needs to be met from
complete strangers. Continuing to show up and put one foot in front
of the other, with nothing more than hope that it will all turn out!
It began with the task of getting fit despite the cold San Francisco
mornings, and has progressed to being able to juggle many balls in the
air at once to keep not only my own momentum going, but get others
excited and encouraged aswell.
Experience an unforgettable night of music, entertainment and prizes
at the mission's El Rio on Thursday July 17. Enjoy drag performances,
an auction-a-date, silent auction of primitive artifacts from the
Amazon, plus live music blues rock by Jeni Day, The League of Perfect
Gentlemen and dark pop Lissy V. There will also be an awesome raffle
with prizes including an...
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By Lissy on
Sunday, June 22, 2008
 > my event is turning out to be quite entertaining.... just organising
> it i mean!
> it is so much fun making an evite (www.evite.com) and inviting people
> and hearing their responses to why they can't wait for the event.
> just to let you all know what my event consists of:
> Live Music - 2 bands plus me!
> Drag show - and MC
> Auctions - including Auction-A-Date
> Food - finger food - hey, i'm thinking pancakes... (and i'm hoping the
> venue owner will let me make smoothies with environmentally friendly
> leg power on the back of the xtracycle!!)
> Prizes, including an xtracycle, hair cut & colour, home catered meal
> for up to 8 people, jewelry.... need a few more prizes at this stage
> A looping slideshow and maybe even a short film if we can fit it all in!
>
> im sure the evening will be a rip-snorter!
> we have such a funny drag queen on board who is...
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By Lissy on
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
well it's been harder than i thought!! getting people attentive has not been too difficult - girls on top and the projects in the amazon are contagiously exciting! getting people to donate prizes to auction or raffle has been the challenge! XtraCycle have donated an awesome hitchless trailer for me to raffle though! My housemate has lent me her XtraCycle to ride around and tell people about GoT08. This bike sure is a head turner! I can't wait to raffle one of these babies at my event.
It has been really tough emotionally at times. I'm getting used to people saying 'no'. The more I let go of the outcome the more I am enjoying this process! I'm not really sure what lesson there is for me to learn right now, but I'm sure it's all good!
ciao for now x
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